Local Body elections this year:
Encourage voting to tell this government
They do not have a mandate
In this newsletter:
- INEOS withdraws sponsorship from the ABs
- Film screening: Climate Commons March 7
- Lobbying Auckland Council Policy & Planning Committee March 10
- EcoFest XR Workshop March 22
- Local Body Elections
- Climate Café Auckland Art Gallery Cafe Sunday 2nd
- Writers Group Mondays Zoom 8 am
- Agitprop theatre Group.March 7th. 5.30-7.30 2 Abbey St Newton (Off K’Rd)
Ineos: withdrawn All Blacks sponsorship
SUCCESS: We are delighted that this inappropriate All Blacks sponsorship is no longer. That our top sports team and related teams were not sponsored by a relevant business, but by a petrochemical company was well just wrong. Our top sports people are icons of health and fitness. INEOS is a world leading petrochemical company. They say they are needing to withdraw from many of their sponsorships because of the ‘crippling’ carbon tax in the European Union. We say time for an appropriate sponsor of our top athletes.
Film: Climate Commons:
A NZ Documentary on climate change
March 7th. 5.30-7.30 2 Abbey St Newton (Off K’Rd)
‘Climate Commons’ is not just a film – it’s a powerful call to action.
How can we act locally to address the crisis and create a sustainable future? The film presents fascinating stories about climate action, strategies for adaptation and mitigation in Aotearoa. A determined mother documents these inspiring tales, igniting practical climate action and driving policy change. Her journey offers intriguing insights into addressing the climate crisis, revealing a path towards a sustainable future.
https://thebuttonfactory.co.nz/events/climate-commons/#
Council Policy & Planning Meeting
March 10th 10.30 am – around 12 md.
Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall.
Join us as we do a presentation to Council.
We are reminding them of their declaration of a climate crisis made June 2019. https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/news/2019/06/auckland-council-declares-climate-emergency/
We will share the current state of the crisis (see https://yellowdotstudios.com/january-23-the-extreme-weather-report/) . We will congratulate them on some of the actions Council has taken but urge that much more is needed with the urgency demanded by the climate crisis
The shadow within – the world without
Transforming ourselves and the planet
Ecofest XR Workshop
Saturday March 22nd 10am – 4 pm
Friends Centre: 113 Mt Eden Rd (Bus: 25, 27, 64)
Facilitator: Sibylle Kiehne: Kinesiologist. Counsellor.
The fossil fuel industry continues to block urgent climate action. Now more than ever, we need a strong activist movement to demand change. This workshop explores the hidden forces shaping our world and how they influence us personally.
Through reflection, dialogue, and group activities, we’ll connect inner and outer change, uncover key issues, and explore new ways to engage meaningfully in climate action.
Drink and Kai: Please bring a contribution for a shared lunch – nothing fancy, just some sustenance. We will provide drinks and nibbles.
Cost: Koha appreciated.
https://ecofest.org.nz/event/shadow-within-world-without-self-planet/
Invite friends and whānau RSVP for catering: email xrauckland@gmail.com. You are also welcome to just come along on the day.
Local Body Elections
Please join us to get excitement for changing the system the easy way: first step is voting.
We will not tell people who to vote for. But we will:
- Identify policies that are consistent with the XR demands,
- Have street stalls, street agitprop theatre
- Work with other groups running similar campaigns
- Plus the usual: Posters, stickers, buttons etc.
Climate Café 1st & 3rd Sundays
1st Sunday 10.30 am at Auckland Art Gallery Café 2nd March
3rd Sunday 10.30 am at Devonport Community Centre. 16th March
Informal. Relaxed. Great company. Whatever you want to chat about regarding the climate crisis and what to do about it in Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland. There is so much happening.
You are not alone in your anxiety about the crisis. Catch up with all that is happening. Find out where and how you can join in. A perfect introduction and way to stay in contact with Extinction Rebellion Rebels
https://www.meetup.com/auckland-climate-cafe/
Contact Adam: 0273517926, Justine 021819169
Writers Group Mondays
Get this weeks Listener! There is a letter by Jill Jackson addressing the Climate Minister directly.
Join this enjoyable, informative and friendly group of Rebels with regular zoom meetings. Be part of voicing our opinions on relevant issues by writing letters to politicians and newspapers. Pat Baskett kindly shares her incisive and well-researched Newsroom articles.
We share what we are writing to encourage and inspire each other, to get some input, and for others to use in their own writing.
The meetings are a great place to find out information and share our views and be enthused to get our ideas into the public arena.
8 am by zoom (you can stay in bed and join in!).
Contact: Text Jill 02102570468
Agitprop theatre Group meets.
Street theatre gets attention and makes great statements. Experience is not needed.
The Red Rebels are part of this group
Contact: text Margaret 0224743073 or Nick: 0226321315
Extinction Rebellion Principle Ten:
Love for all life is important, and people should take time to mourn the deaths of their descendants, their people, and their loved ones. From pain comes the work of resolving the issue in a just manner.
Loving kindness to all life and life systems is paramount, it is just that we devote time to mourn the loss of our siblings, of nations, of all life. From utter grief proper action will emerge to truly remedy our condition.
End Fossil Fuels for <2 degrees
https://extinctionrebellion.nz/xr/ https://www.facebook.com/XRTamakiMakaurau/
